Psychological horror miniseries and spin-off of the main series focusing on Sonic and Tails trapped on an island full of disused Badniks who call themselves "Scrapniks". Sonic and Tangle exchanging introductions while surrounded by Egg Pawns in Issue #4. This moment was used in promotional images to build up hype for Tangle before her public reveal. After every contribution he made as a Greater-Scope Villain— abuses, deceptions, line-crossing, and all—Starline being served his own medicine by Surge and Kit and curb-stomped by Eggman in their climactic showdown is absolutely delicious to watch, especially for anyone upset about him taking the spotlight away from Eggman. His subsequent despair-filled breakdown and death put the cherry on top. Issue #61 sees Whisper finally get her long-sought revenge on Eggman for killing the original Diamond Cutters: first she clubs him upside the head with her Wispon's cube mode, and later she and Tangle deal the final blow to his city using Sonic as a projectile. Sonic's own unhesitant mercilessness in eliminating Metal Sonic (whom he shoves into Omega's gunfire) and finishing off Eggman's mecha of the week and home base — seemingly killing them, Orbot, and Cubot in the process — is also immensely gratifying, especially for those who think the Blue Blur was previously too soft on his enemies. Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Collection, Vol. 2 (March 15, 2022) (a reprint of Issues #13–20, including the 2019 Annual and the Tangle & Whisper miniseries.)

The Metal Virus saga's "lowest point" couldn't have come at a worse time in real life, when the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak swept throughout Asia, including Sega's homeland Japan. Not helping matter is that by the time issue #25 and the final arc of the saga, "All or Nothing", started releasing the entire world had at least one case of coronavirus, not unlike how nearly everyone in Sonic’s have been turned into zombies. Not to mention the comic got delayed for three months because of the real pandemic.

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In Blue Sphere, Mecha Sonic Mk. II appears on the difficulty screen, where he represents the sixth difficulty level of the game. Official solicitation [ ] The call is coming from within the Death Egg... Sonic is in big trouble and Tails must rush in to save him from Mecha Sonic who is toying with his head…LITERALLY! [1] Featured stories [ ] Story one [ ] The Deadly Six were widely despised by the fans for being generic, one-dimensional villain stereotypes without any real character behind them. Prior attempts to rectify the situation were undermined by limited screentime or storylines that didn’t fully justify their presence. As villains in the comic proper, however, they're written as being far less comical and considerably more terrifying as they usurp control of the Metal Virus from Eggman and become the new Big Bads of the arc. As seen with Base-Breaking Character, however, their shift from comedic to serious isn't universally agreed upon, and some readers still dislike them regardless.

Yes, the last issue really won me over. The melting scene is really touching. Mecha's turmoils, Sonic's characterization, and everyone coming together to save the day. (And I'm 70% sure this is a reference to Sonic OVA and I enjoy using Mecha as a stand-it for Metal for what-if reformation story. But anyone else was thinking about Toy Story 3?)

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Foster, George (11 November 2022). "Sonic Frontiers Has References To Jet, Tangle, Cream, And More Of Sonic's Friends". TheGamer. Valnet Inc . Retrieved 22 November 2022. Davison, Joshua (April 5, 2018). "Sonic the Hedgehog #1 Review: Creative Action Scenes Make Up for an Annoying Lead". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved 6 April 2018. Chaos Emerald · Continue · Giant Ring · Gumball · Item Box ( 1-Up, Aqua Shield, Eggman Mark, Flame Shield, Invincible, Power Sneakers, S, Super Ring, Thunder Shield) · Ring · Sphere · Star Circle · Super Emerald All the time Evan Stanley has spent sharpening her skills with her continued work on Ghosts of the Future really shows on her realistically painted covers, which are absolutely gorgeous and jaw-dropping, such as this , this , and especially this , which fooled many people into thinking it was a 3D render when it was entirely painted by hand note Interestingly, Stanley is also experienced in 3D modeling .

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Deschamps, Marc (June 28, 2020). "Sonic Fans Are Thrilled That Two IDW Characters Are Coming to the Video Games". Comicbook.com . Retrieved June 29, 2020. For some fans, the scene where Vector imprisons some poor infected lady in a makeshift car cage, mostly because it is framed as if Vector was performing a Mercy Kill on her The Walking Dead-style, which simply wouldn't happen in such a comic, so the drama comes off as a bit over the top.

The three Egg Robos on the island that assist Sigma and Tails are named Florentine, Benedict, and Rancheros, which are all egg-based breakfast dishes. Big's and Charmy's Zombot forms, at least appearance-wise. Ditto Cheese and Chocola, whose infected states look no worse than the average Dark Chao. Likely a coincidence, but this isn't the first time the franchise had an E-117 Sigma robot. According to a now-defunct Sonic Universe blog post that detailed the fates of the other E-Series up to E-123 Omega, that universe's E-117 Sigma fought E-102 Gamma and managed to infect him with a "Zero Virus" before being destroyed. Drama-Preserving Handicap: Like in the main comic's Overpowered arc, Sonic's leg is sprained or injured after he and Tails crash land onto the island, limiting his trademark speed and abilities. In this case, the crash caused Sonic to bust one of his ankles, with the Scrapniks attempting to help it heal by strapping a makeshift brace to Sonic's foot. He manages to briefly recover in Issue #4, but his fight with Mecha Sonic ends up rendering him immobile, preventing him from pulling out Mecha Sonic from the incinerator. Aside from the Anti-Climax Boss example mentioned above, plenty of fans found the moment in Impostor Syndrome's final issue where Surge gives Metal Sonic the Bond One-Liner of "You're not even good enough to be my fake" to be a corny Mythology Gag as opposed to funny or badass.It's All My Fault: Sigma believes that his inability to completely rewrite Mecha Sonic's old programming was entirely his doing. However, Mecha Sonic refutes this, saying to Sigma that he was always meant to be evil. Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Collection, Vol. 3 (March 14, 2023) (a reprint of Issues #21–32, including the 2020 Annual.) Mauro Fonseca's work has been absolutely stellar so far, not only through their work on Surge's design and Imposter Syndrome, but in the second half of Issue #51, they show an absolutely masterful grasp on the titular hedgehog's design, imbuing him with a fresh energy we haven't seen in a long time.